[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > It wouldn't be logical from a marketing point of view to introduce a camera > that can't use the lenses that you've just introduced. The Nikon mentioned *can* use the smaller format lenses; it will automatically crop the picture to the appropriate size, as far as I understand. Given a setup like that and a higher pixel count, one might conceivably get a 10MP APS-C image from a full-frame sensor - so the lenses would give you exactly what they were originally designed for. But, I agree, it somehow wouldn't seem right.
On the other hand, as perhaps someone mentioned earlier, there's a lot between 1.5x and 1.0x. It's been reported here that the DA lenses generally cover very nearly the image circle required by 35mm film, so perhaps they would be perfect for something like 1.3x. Or, I believe someone talked about 1.2x, too; I must say I like the thought of that. Maybe it's just because I think round numbers are nice... > The DA* 60-250 hasn't even seen the light of day yet. Plus, most of the full > frame lenses seem to have been discontinued. I suspect that the only ones > being sold now are existing stock. Of course we might one day see a full > frame camera along with a new line of lenses, but I doubt that Pentax is > ready for that now. > If they managed 1.2x, maybe it would be something to settle on in a longer perspective? - T > Paul > -------------- Original message ---------------------- > From: Mark Roberts <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >> [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: >> >> >From what Adam has told us about the newest sensors, 12 >> >>> megapixels with good noise characteristics might well be possible >>> at 1.5. >>> >> Could be. But every so often I look at what Nikon's getting from 12 >> megapixels at full-frame... >> >> >> -- >> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >> [email protected] >> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and >> follow >> the directions. >> > > > -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
